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MANKATO, Minn. — Absent from the opening of Timberwolves training camp Tuesday was forward Chase Budinger, who underwent surgery for a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee and will be sidelined indefinitely.

Coach Rick Adelman said he has no timetable for the return of Budinger, who missed most of last season after first tearing the meniscus in his left knee.

James Andrews, the surgeon who removed part of Budinger’s meniscus early last season, performed a meniscectomy in Pensacola, Fla. A meniscectomy can be a full removal of the meniscus or it can be a partial removal of torn cartilage in the knee.

Adelman, who put the Wolves through a four-hour workout at Minnesota State Mankato on Tuesday, said he won’t know when Budinger is ready to return until he sees him at practice, but recovery from such procedures typically requires about six weeks.

The 6-foot-7 Budinger, who missed 59 games of the 2012-13 season, has a career average of 9.4 points a game.

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